During the 24-song setlist, the “7 rings” songstress was emotional from the start. While opening with her a cappella track “Raindrops (An Angel Cried)”, which is rumoured to be about the end of her relationship with Miller, the 25-year-old got choked up and was unable to finish the song.

i feel so bad im sobbing ari couldnt even get through singing when raindrops fell last night at my concert it was probably so hard and emotional for her i love her so much and just want her to be okay and know that we loved her regardless and she killed it @ArianaGrande 🥰 pic.twitter.com/UXUDuo6DWj

During the show’s encore performance of “Thank U, Next”, which references her famous exes, Grande started crying while singing the line “Wish I could say, ‘Thank you’ to Malcolm / ‘Cause he was an angel.”

Thankfully, her devoted Arianators screamed the lyrics and cheered her on while she regained her composure.

Before hitting the stage, fans took to social media to share that Grande paid tribute to the late rapper by reserving an empty seat for him while also playing several of his tracks through the speakers of the PPG Paints Arena.

Ariana really had a Mac Miller playlist for the music before the show and she has an empty seat reserved for him 😩😭 she’s so strong 🥺